New browser on the block

Very interesting indeed and well worth the read if your thinking of using this, i dont think i will be now after reading that and will stick with portable firefox which i cant find any fault with as yet

New browser on the block

Oops.
May want to read this article posted on The Register earlier today.

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.....Browzar does not clean up all traces of surfing as promised. Deleted files are not wiped and would be easy to recover - allowing anyone with a basic data recovery tool to access history, cookies or any other media downloaded using Browzar. Furthermore, because Browzar uses IE's ActiveX control, a list of browsed websites stills appear in the index.dat file. Browzar therefore, according to critics, offers a false sense of privacy protection.....

New browser on the block

Can someone explain to me what point there is in a browser that clears history etc. when broadband connections are easily traceable back to the subscriber and data retention laws compel ISPs to keep logs of all connection activity?

Okay, if someone is using a computer, say, in a crowded workplace, where it's possible to hide individual activity amongst shared connections, there might be some value in it, but for a home user I don't see the point.

How much data, for instance, does Plusnet retain, and indeed has RIPA been implemented or not?

New browser on the block

If you're an individual or residential customer, absolutely none as whilst the history etc, can be cleared, the ISP by law (as you've mentioned) is required to keep a log of all connections your account makes, be it HTTP, FTP, SMTP etc etc etc.

If you're a business, whilst still being required to keep a log of such traffic, the traffic can only be logged as coming from the business account/network, and not to the individual making the connections (which is why most businesses keep a log of such things themselves anyway).

Privacy in this day and age, does not exist where the internet (or indeed, anything else) is concerned.

New browser on the block

I read somewhere (El Reg most probably) that another new browser is out.
The executable runs directly from a USB flash drive, so although history is tracked, you take it with you in your pocket.
Perhaps much more useful than the original one this was posted about?